# What's your favorite potato chip? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 10, 2008, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268 "2008-10-10T02:06:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![TommyTutone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c4cdca/32.png) [@TommyTutone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TommyTutone)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268/41 "2008-10-10T14:03:14Z")
Once the damn Canadians (/waves fist) bought the Humpty Dumpty potato chip corporation, once located in Portland, Maine, my favorite chip of all time stopped being produced, and can no longer be found: **Sour Cream n’ Clam** ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268/42 "2008-10-10T14:04:25Z")
“Terra” Sweet Potato chips (that’s chips from sweet potatoes, not sweetened potato chips) ---
**Author:** ![cantara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6f9a4e/32.png) [@cantara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cantara)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268/43 "2008-10-10T14:08:27Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > [Snacks from Canada](http://www.taquitos.net/snacks.php?category_code=79) The Canadians know how to kill chips. They started with vinegar, then ketchup, then they went crazy. They must be stopped. You obviously haven’t reviewed the [English Crisps](http://www.taquitos.net/snacks.php?category_code=58) page. I have a soft spot for Hostess Sour Cream and Green Onion, as I grew up slamming those down, back when the individual foil bags were just folded over the top, and the family bags came with 2 smaller plastic bags inside. My other favourite is the Tostito Hint’o’Lime Tortilla chips. The jumbo Costco bag is now my single serving. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268/44 "2008-10-10T14:11:50Z")
Oh, I wanna change my answer! Terra Chips, absolutely! There are so many flavors here I’ve never imagined, much less tried. Roasted Chicken? That sounds…awesome and disgusting at the same time! I’ve never seen such a thing. I’m going to have to keep my eyes open in the import mart! ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268/45 "2008-10-10T14:23:04Z")
It’s hard to say what’s my favorite. I like most chips. It’s easier to say what I _don’t_ like – the plain, smooth-sliced regular potato chips, like Utz’s or Lays, absolutely flavorless, yuk. I prefer ruffled or kettle cooked (old-fashioned), but if they are smooth-sliced, they’ve got to have some flavor, like salt and vinegar, or sour cream and onion. Over the years, the standard “barbecue” flavor has steadily dropped in the rankings. Anyway, how is it anything like barbecue? I have taken a liking to Terra Chips - taro and blues. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268/46 "2008-10-10T14:56:32Z")
> [@spoike](#): > > My favourite has been unavailable for years, and even when it was available may have only been so in Alberta: O’Ryan’s Sour Cream and Onion. They were thick ripple chips with a ton of seasoning, and were incredible. > > Barring those, Old Dutch Dill Pickle or Ketchup tie for second, the new Lays Spicy Curry for third, and plain Pringles for fourth. Good god, yes. Although I’ve never tried the Spicy Curry (I don’t live in Alberta anymore) and meh on the Pringles. Another one I really, really like is Old Dutch Taco flavoured tortilla chips. I couldn’t find those when I was home last summer, but Doritos Taco are sold there. NOM. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268/47 "2008-10-10T15:05:21Z")
> [@Gary\_T](#): > > Flavor? Potato. Plain old ordinary potato chips. Flavored potato chips are an abomination and an assault on the soul. I agree with this sentiment, but my favorite brand by far is Charles chips. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268/48 "2008-10-10T15:07:24Z")
I know that with the notable exception of Frito-Lay, potato chip makers tend to be regional – around here we get Utz. Back in Ohio, we got Mike-Sell’s and Herr’s. Has anyone ever done a graphic showing the geographical reach of the major potato chip companies? ---
**Author:** ![spoike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@spoike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spoike)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268/49 "2008-10-10T15:08:06Z")
> [@GingerOfTheNorth](#): > > Good god, yes. Although I’ve never tried the Spicy Curry (I don’t live in Alberta anymore) and meh on the Pringles. > > Another one I really, really like is Old Dutch Taco flavoured tortilla chips. I couldn’t find those when I was home last summer, but Doritos Taco are sold there. NOM. Everyone should try the Spicy Curry. It’s the perfect mixture of salty, the curry flavour and this subtle heat. Truly awesome. If you want some, I’d be glad to send them on. Did you ever do that thing with the Old Dutch bag when you were a kid where you put the entire (empty) bag in the oven and it shrank to make a perfect little miniature of itself? People used to make keychains out of them. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268/50 "2008-10-10T15:09:54Z")
Herr’s Salt and Vinegar. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268/51 "2008-10-10T15:17:57Z")
> [@spoike](#): > > Everyone should try the Spicy Curry. It’s the perfect mixture of salty, the curry flavour and this subtle heat. Truly awesome. If you want some, I’d be glad to send them on. > > Did you ever do that thing with the Old Dutch bag when you were a kid where you put the entire (empty) bag in the oven and it shrank to make a perfect little miniature of itself? People used to make keychains out of them. You’re my new favourite. 🙂 I’ll just get Mom to send some when she sends out her next ‘care’ package (because one cannot live without Hawkins’ Cheezies and Shreddies). And yeah, I had me a shrinky-dink! ---
**Author:** ![jali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecae2f/32.png) [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268/52 "2008-10-10T15:57:51Z")
Wise Onion and Garlic. Sigh. ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268/53 "2008-10-10T16:25:41Z")
My standard is the generic Lay’s. Thin. Crisp. Salty. It’s the small black dress of potato chips. Goes with anything. Wavy chips are just too thick. Flavors are ok for variety, bit give me the basics. ---
**Author:** ![Walkabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walkabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walkabout)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268/54 "2008-10-10T16:32:07Z")
[Grandma Utz Handcooked Potato Chips.](http://www.utzsnacks.com/products/grandmachips.html) Cooked in lard to make that junk binge worth your while. ---
**Author:** ![Susie\_Derkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Susie\_Derkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susie_Derkins)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268/55 "2008-10-10T16:36:18Z")
> [@jali](#): > > Wise Onion and Garlic. Sigh. Double sigh. There was also a steak and onion flavored chip available many years ago that I loved and dearly miss. Don’t remember the brand, though. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268/56 "2008-10-10T16:50:09Z")
Herr’s used to make a Steak & Worchestershire flavored chip that was wonderful. ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268/57 "2008-10-10T17:00:11Z")
My “Go to” chip is Wavy Lays Plain, with a jar of Lays Ranch Dip. Did I say jar? I meant serving…yeah, that’s it, a serving. I also love Tater Skins any flavor, and plain Pringles. I don’t like Barbeque flavored chips at all. I like Sour Cream and Onion and the Cheddar flavors, but I don’t often choose them. I hate Salt and Vinegar chips. ---
**Author:** ![baileygrrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19b73/32.png) [@baileygrrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/baileygrrrl)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268/58 "2008-10-10T17:02:45Z")
O’Grady’s and O’Ryans O’my yes! I remember both of these and they were awesome. Why can’t anyone make a nice, thick chip with tons of seasoning anymore? O’Ryan’s were seasoned so much you often found a little ball of seasoning at the bottom of the bag. Mmmmmmm /Homer. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268/59 "2008-10-10T17:03:59Z")
Hawaiian Sweet Maui Onion potato chips. I was on vacation in San Diego in January of 2006 and discovered them in an Albertson’s store. Bought a whole bunch of bags. Haven’t seen them since, but I sure would love to. Also, Honey Mustard Pringles. Got those while on vacation this past June, and they were apparently a “limited edition.” It would be really nice if they put them into general circulation. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268/60 "2008-10-10T19:56:20Z")
> [@TommyTutone](#): > > **Sour Cream n’ Clam** CLAM!?! I guess we thought we were doing you a favor, sorry. Favorite is Miss Vickies Sweet Chili & Sour Cream. Yum. ps. clam?!? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268.md?page=4)